Jared, By your own admission, in your own words, you rant against feeding birds. Yet you write, "Outside the national park I feed birds at feeders...." Sorry, but once you contradict yourself, the rest of your arguments fail.
I have always advocated that folks follow the rules in places and I do just that. I have always said that in the matter of ethics in nature photography, the folks who preach (scream) the loudest, are always willing to make exceptions for themselves. In your post above, you have proven me right once again.
May I ask the purpose of your bird feeding outside the park?
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